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It's time to put the power in the hands of the users

Here at Block Party, each new user signup is met with gratitude…and sadness.

Today Block Party introduces our take on bulk blocking: block lists.

Block Party founder and CEO Tracy Chou recently did a couple of “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) online events that surfaced excellent questions about Block Party, how our product works, our vision for the future, and other nuanced discussion topics.

Some number of years ago, a man who’d first found me from my posts on Quora started messaging me.

The irony is not lost on me that I incited a tidal wave of harassment from Reddit’s cesspit of toxicity because I went in there to talk about working on anti-harassment software.

On #WorthTheMention, we’re highlighting those using their voice online for good. Today, we’re chatting with Liz Lee, founder of the online safety platform OnlineSOS.

On #WorthTheMention, we’re highlighting those using their voice online for good. Today, we’re chatting with the incredible Olympic runner, award-winning filmmaker, and writer, Alexi Pappas!

This is a guest post by Abadesi Osunsade, founder of Hustle Crew, a careers community on a mission to make tech more inclusive, and co-host of Techish podcast.

As the weeks under lockdown have blurred into months, a new normal that even vaguely resembles the old normal only seems further away.

A couple weeks ago I posted a mildly sarcastic tweet about Barry’s Bootcamp and I ended up solidly in the Twitter crosshairs of one of Silicon Valley’s most notoriously noxious individuals.

AKA some "personal" news: I'm here to tell you about my startup Block Party!